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I have tried not to get involved in the political / ideological side of this debate because I just don't find Dakota an appealing name in and of itself, the politics notwithstanding, but I am inclined to agree with Array and the others who have said it is disrespectful. It is a name that tryndee Yuppie types have latched onto to be "exotic" or "unique" without thinking about it. It is slightly comprable to a German naming their child Pollack. That's to the extreme, and I realize that currect Germans do not share the oppression that their ancestors adopted during that time, but I think the analogy makes its point.
I have tried not to get involved in the political / ideological side of this debate because I just don't find Dakota an appealing name in and of itself, the politics notwithstanding, but I am inclined to agree with Array and the others who have said it is disrespectful. It is a name that tryndee Yuppie types have latched onto to be "exotic" or "unique" without thinking about it. It is slightly comprable to a German naming their child Pollack. That's to the extreme, and I realize that currect Germans do not share the oppression that their ancestors adopted during that time, but I think the analogy makes its point.
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